Epoxy resin: your questions

For small pieces, yes: trays, coasters, a shelf, a small tabletop. Anything you walk on, cook on or shower against is a different job. The preparation and the cure decide whether it lasts, and a failed pour has to be scraped or ground off. See DIY or hire a pro.

A resin floor costs €30 to €130 a m² fitted. A poured epoxy worktop is about €540 to €840 a m², and a resin coat over the worktop you have about €300 to €480 a m². Jointless shower walls run €60 to €120 a m². See our price guide.

Fully cured, it's a hard, inert plastic. Before that it isn't: it needs about a week at room temperature. Ask for the product's food contact suitability in writing. Since 20 January 2025 the EU has banned BPA in food contact varnishes and coatings. See is epoxy resin food safe.

No. Most table-top epoxies start to soften at 38 to 54°C. A pan off the hob or a kettle leaves a mark. Use a trivet. See heat resistance.

In time, yes, and sunlight is the main cause. UV stabilisers slow it; they don't stop it. Pale and white colours show it first. See yellowing.

No. A resin bound driveway is stone mixed with a UV-stable polyurethane resin, so it doesn't yellow outside and water drains through it. See epoxy vs resin bound.

A good, thick garage coating lasts about 8 to 10 years. A poured worktop lasts 20 years and more with care. A resin bound driveway lasts 20 to 25 years. See how long epoxy resin lasts.

One local resin specialist who covers your county. They ring you within one working day, look at the job or your photos, give you a written price and deal with you directly. Epoxy Resin is an introduction service run by Bartlomiej Standa, trading as Elevate Ireland. We don't do the work ourselves.

In homes: worktops, shower walls, floors, garage floors, tables and repairs. In businesses: hard-wearing floors. And in small pieces, art and trays.

On small pieces, no. On a worktop or a floor, the hard part is the preparation and getting one pour right.

A coat over your old worktop (€300 to €480 a m²) is. A poured epoxy worktop (about €540 to €840 a m²) usually costs more than quartz (€425 to €650 a m²).

The finish resists water; the waterproofing is the membrane or board system behind it. Ask how the walls are tanked.

€30 to €50 a m² for a standard coating, plus €10 to €20 a m² for preparation.

No: resin bound driveways use UV-stable polyurethane.

Yes, every county. Each request goes to one local resin specialist who covers your county.

No. Your mobile is the one thing we need. Your email helps if you'd like the price in writing by email.